Project Grant NA20NMF4520049

This Project Grant award of $500,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427), aims to initiate macroalgae (limu kohu) restoration at selected locations across Hawaii. The project will be carried out in partnership with community organizations involved in loko ia (Hawaiian fishpond) and limu restoration. The award will also increase...

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427) supports the University of Hawaii at Hilo in developing new bivalve and seaweed aquaculture species, as well as building capacity for the first aquaculture cooperative in Hawaii. Key activities include establishing operational protocols for the Hilo Aquaculture Pilot Site,...

This $700,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) will establish a macroalgae laboratory at the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources' (DLNR) Anuenue Fisheries Research Center. The lab will collect, store, research, cultivate, and make available for stakeholder use various native macroalgae species. The facility will include seawater holding tanks,...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $105,400 project grant to Hui O Ho'Ohonua through the Office for Coastal Management's Coastal Zone Management Program. The grant will fund a project to train high school students in visually assessing the health of the Honouliuli Watershed in Honolulu, Hawaii from September 2021 through July 2023. Students will learn culturally grounded observation practices, visual stream assessment protocols, and GIS technology to evaluate...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded Hawaii Pacific University's Oceanic Institute a $295,409 Project Grant under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427). The two-year award running from September 2021 to August 2023 will support establishing marine aquaculture techniques for kumu, an endemic Hawaiian goatfish, with Hawaii's fishing community in Waimānalo. The goal of this NOAA...

The University of Hawaii at Manoa was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Office for Coastal Management federal grant program (CFDA 11.473). The grant will support the Iolani PaePae O Wai Ekolu: Place-Based Watershed Education and Caring for Stream Ecosystems project, which aims to educate the public about Hawaii's native freshwater species and the effects of human influence on their populations. Specifically, the University of...

The Malama Honua Public Charter School Foundation will deliver outdoor education experiences and watershed education curriculum development under a $125,000 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Project Grant awarded on August 1, 2021. Funded through NOAA's Office for Coastal Management under the Coastal Zone Management Act, the project will engage K-6 students in 100 experiential learning opportunities in the Waimānalo watershed in Hawaii. Teachers and community partners will...

This two-year, $262,464 project grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427), supports innovative aquaculture practices in Hawaii. Kuaaina Ulu Auamo will accelerate information sharing on nursery tank systems among traditional loko ia (Hawaiian fishponds) to address declining recruitment of native fish species. The grantee will...

The University of Hawaii at Manoa was awarded a $2 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to establish the Kiai Loko Center for Limu Research from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2028. The Center will partner the University of Hawaii - Windward Community College with non-profit STEM organizations and local Native Hawaiian knowledge keepers. It aims to advance cross-disciplinary knowledge of aquaculture and limu (algae) ecology to support...

The University of Hawaii West Oahu (UHWO) was awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.228). The "Huaka'i 'Ike 'Aina (HI'A) Project" aims to build a robust multi-campus higher education leadership pathway toward careers in agriculture, food, and natural resources (AFNR) in Hawaii. The project...